Fired E.O. Smith Soccer Coach Faces Obscenity, Morals Charges

Jeffrey Sirois will be arraigned today for two counts of obscenity and two counts of breach of peace in the second degree and impairing the morales of a minor. He is accused of sending out an improper video on Snapchat to a 14-year-old and 16-year-old.

Jeffrey Sirois will be arraigned today for two counts of obscenity and two counts of breach of peace in the second degree and impairing the morales of a minor. He is accused of sending out an improper video on Snapchat to a 14-year-old and 16-year-old.

DAVID OWENS and MATTHEW CONYERS,

Former high school coach faces charges after police say he distributed an inappropriate sexual video

MANSFIELD — The girls soccer coach at E.O. Smith High School has been fired and faces a variety of charges after he allegedly distributed an inappropriate sexual video that was viewed by juveniles, police said.

Jeffrey M. Sirois, 57, of Lebanon, was charged Friday with impairing the morals of a child, two counts of obscenity and breach of peace. He was held on $100,000 bond and will be arraigned Monday in Superior Court in Rockville if he does not post bail over the weekend.

State police said the charges related to "an improper video" that was viewed by several juveniles on the social media site Snapchat.

The warrant for Sirois was not available Friday. The investigation that led to his arrest has been underway for about a week, police said.

E.O. Smith Principal Lou DeLoreto said Friday that Sirois had been fired. His name had been scrubbed from the district's website in recent days, but before Friday school officials had declined to comment on his status.

"Mr. Sirois has been terminated from his coaching position and he does not hold any other positions at the school," DeLoreto said. "We've been meeting with the team consistently and talking with parents."

"This individual, who exclusively held the position of the girls varsity soccer coach at E.O Smith High School and was never in a classroom environment, has been terminated from his position as varsity coach," Superintendent Bruce Silva said in a statement. "Prompt and immediate action was taken when the school became aware of this matter."

"The board shares the concerns that parents and the public at large will have in receiving this news. The board has always and will continue to uphold high standards for its staff and anyone working with children," Silva said in the statement.

He added the school district is continuing to cooperate in the police investigation.

Assistant David White has taken over as head coach.

"We're trying to move forward," DeLoreto said. "We've done our best to address the situation and move forward with the program."

Sirois was in his 16th season as girls coach at E.O. Smith, which finished 9-6-1 last year and lost in the first round of the Class L tournament. The team is 4-4-1 this season, losing two games this week after a four-game winning streak.

Sirois also helped run the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association Senior Bowl, held at the end of each season. The top seniors in the sport played in two games.